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1924 Map of Durbin

Name: 1924 Topographic Map of Durbin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

Huttonsville and Mill Creek anchor the northwestern corner of this West Virginia landscape, where the Tygart Valley River winds through the valley floor. To the east, the rugged ridges of the Monongahela National Forest dominate, including Chestnut Ridge and Shavers Mountain. The map illustrates a remote Appalachian interior defined by isolated schools such as the Lee Bell School and Rosenkrantz School, which served the scattered farming and timber communities of the early 1920s.

Transportation is centered on the historic Parkersburg and Staunton Turnpike and the expansion of the Western Maryland and Chesapeake and Ohio railroads. Notable local hubs include Boyer Sta and the Nottingham PO near the Greenbrier River. The survey also highlights the varied drainage patterns of the Shavers Fork and Glady Fork, tracing the network of runs and creeks that shaped the early settlement of Randolph and Pocahontas counties.